Halifax man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

A Halifax man faces four charges, including attempted murder, after a man was critically wounded in a stabbing in the downtown core late Tuesday night.

Halifax Regional Police said they responded just after midnight to a report of an injured man in the 1500 block of Argyle Street.

Officers determined the 27-year-old victim had been stabbed during an altercation with a man he knew.

Police apprehended a suspect in the area without incident a short time later.

The victim was transported to the Halifax Infirmary with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Joshua Ward, 26, was arraigned in Halifax provincial court Wednesday on charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a concealed weapon and breaching a recognizance.

Ward was remanded to the Dartmouth jail until his next court appearance on the charges, Aug. 28.

Judge Michel Sherar ordered Ward to have no contact with the complainant, Daniel Vanzumerman.